Puno - Sun Island & Uyuni Salt Flats - 4 Days

OVERVIEW:
This trip starts in Puno and finishes in La Paz. It is the best program that will let you visit in a few days the highlights of The Titicaca Lake: Copacabana & the Sun and Moon Islands & The Amazing Uyuni Salt Flats.


ROUTE & HIGHLIGHTS: Meals Included: B= Breakfast L=Lunch BxL=Picnic Lunch


DAY 1: PUNO / BORDER – COPACABANA – ISLANDS OF THE SUN & MOON / LA PAZ CONNECTION TO UYUNI. (L)

DAY 2: UYUNI - TRAIN CEMETERY - COLCHANI. OVERNIGHT. (B)

DAY 3: FULL DAY UYUNI SALT FLATS – BUS TO LA PAZ (B,L)

DAY 4: LA PAZ - OUT

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Sun Island

DAY 1: PUNO / BORDER – COPACABANA – ISLANDS OF THE SUN & MOON / LA PAZ CONNECTION TO UYUNI.

6 - 6:30 AM: Transfer from the hotel to the Puno bus terminal and board the bus to the town of Copacabana, we will have a stop at the Kasani border to do the immigration procedures and continue to our destination (Lake Titicaca – Copacabana). This picturesque and legendary town is a mandatory transit for travelers from Peru and La Paz. First we will visit the town and the church where the famous image of the Virgin of Copacabana is located. Later in a private boat we will leave for the Island of the Moon where we will visit the Temple of the Virgins, then we will travel in the same boat to the legendary Island of the Sun, we will have a delicious lunch in the Tacana Restaurant with an amazing view of the lake, later we go on an excursion walking to the Inca Garden and the ruins of the Pilkokaina Palace (40min), built with uncarved stones, the door is trapezoidal with the purpose of supporting the enormous weight of the roof and the second flat.

Salt Flats

Finally we return to Copacabana and take the bus to the city of La Paz, arrival at the bus terminal for the connection to Uyuni by bus, (spend the night on board: trip of 9 hours approx.) (L)


DAY 2: UYUNI - TRAIN CEMETERY - COLCHANI (OVERNIGHT)

06:00 to 07:00 approx., reception at the Uyuni Bus Station. After breakfast, we will walk to the Train Cemetery that is on the way to the hostel located in the town of Colchani (optional with extra cost: Hotel Palacio de Sal or Cristal Samaña. CHECK-IN 14:00). Registration at the hotel and accommodation in the respective room. The hotel has several facilities for public use by guests. Welcome dinner and rest. (B, D)


Note: This day the service is only with a driver who is together with the passengers.

Incahuasi Island

DAY 3: FULL DAY UYUNI SALT FLATS – BUS TO LA PAZ

After breakfast we go to Colchani, a small town dedicated to the exploitation of salt, here there is an artisan market, an ideal place to buy handicrafts made of salt. Then we enter the largest extension of salt in the world with more than 12,000 square km; We will arrive at Incahuasi Island or Isla Pescado (in the rainy season from January to March the itinerary will change) crossing through the middle of the salt flat for about an hour; once there, we will take a short walk to see the immensity of this great salt flat and admire the giant cacti that dominate the place. Then we will have a hot lunch in the middle of the salt flat and also will have time to walk around and play with our cameras doing optical tricks. Later we will see the Ojos del Salar; this is where underground rivers form openings in the salt flat layer. We return to Colchani and finally transfer to Uyuni for connection by bus to the city of La Paz. Overnight on the bus. (B,L)


DAY 4: TRANSPORTATION TO THE AIRPORT OR TO THE HOTEL IN LA PAZ: Reception approx. 06:00 am at the bus terminal in La Paz and transportation to your hotel or the airport.

 

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PRICES PER PERSON IN US DOLLARS

DOUBLE or TRIPLE OCCUPANCY:

Recommended Basic Hotel: Qatawi Salt Hotel: Luna Salada or Cristal Samaña
US$650 pp US$730 pp

INCLUDED IN THE PRICES ACCORDING TO THE ITINERARY:

- Double or Twin rooms at described Hotels + breakfasts for 1 night


• Local Guide English/Spanish (Days: 1 & 3)

• Best Available Bus: Puno – Kasani – Copacabana - La Paz.

• Private boat for the island of Sol y Luna

• Tickets to visit all the described sites in the program

• Described meals

• Best Available Bus: La Paz – Uyuni – La Paz

• All the described transfers.


Does not include: International & national airfares (La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz), Services & Sales Taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, non described meals & snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature


BOOKING & DEPOSIT FOR THE TRIP:

COVID – 19 VERY FLEXIBLE CONDITIONS: Booking with flexibility means you can...

UP TO 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF YOUR TRIP/TOUR

• Change booking dates: You’re not locked in. Things can change, and we will allow you to choose a different booking date.

• Choose a different Trip/Tour: In case your new dates and your previous trip no longer works out, we will let you choose a different trip.

• Receive credit if plans change: If you can’t pick your new dates and tour at the time of cancellation, we will offer you a credit towards a future trip.


- To reconfirm and book we will need you to send a deposit of 30% of the trip's price ASAP.

- The remaining balance has to be paid 60 days before your trip.

ADDITIONAL TOURS IN CUSCO & THE SACRED VALLEY

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